MYCAP Certified Community Health Workers will work with-in Mahoning County to impact the Social Determinants of Health. A Certified Community Health Worker will be able to make an impact on the family unit as a whole. The need for permanent sustainable life style changes requires a, “meet them where they are approach.” A CHW has a vast knowledge of resources that is used to connect our families to the best possible resource for specific needs. We are able to provide services to the family as a unit and attach to all community resources based on relationships built on trust.
Community Health Workers can assist in areas of:
- Chronic Disease
- Pregnancy
- Addiction
- Housing Stabilization
- Transportation
- Nutrition
- Advocacy
- Domestic Violence
- Education
- Employment Skills & Training
- Medical Home – Stability
- Mental Health
- Fatherhood Support